14th October

An erratic day of weather with heavy showers for most of the morning hampering most birding efforts. As the rain cleared, however, some birds were noticeably moving and in some good numbers. Counts of Blackcap and Chiffchaffs neared 100, Chaffinches were also more evident with 47 birds in total. Phylloscopus warblers were prominent within the obs garden and amongst the flitting Chiffchaff flocks lingered a pair of unringed Yellow-browedWarblers (another bird was also recorded at Wakeham). The Cetti'sWarbler frequenting Culverwell was still present this morning along with a lone Firecrest, a pair of Goldcrests and a Snipe.

Ferrybridge was back on form this afternoon with 82 BrentGeese (including a pale-bellied individual), 270 MediterraneanGulls, 14 Turnstone, 7 RingedPlover, 42 Dunlin and singles of Oystercatcher and Bar-tailedGodwit.